Or, at least, it was resolved legally. The court of public opinion has yet to hand down a verdict.

Molina was charged with assault following a June 22, 2009 incident outside a King West nightclub after the MuchMusic video awards. On Wednesday, the charges were withdrawn, dependent on a number of minor conditions.

The road manager, who lives in California, can't be within 100 metres of the club where the dustup took place and can't possess any weapons in Canada. He put up a $500 deposit that he forfeits if he disobeys the orders and made a $500 donation to a Toronto women's shelter.

And, of course, Molina, 36, can't communicate "directly or indirectly" with Hilton, whose real name is Mario Lavandeira. The plea court judge neglected to say whether Molina was permitted to post Internet videos about the incident, which spurred a flurry of celeb back-and-forths online when it happened.

Much was made at the time of the fact that the openly gay Hilton hurled a homophobic slur at Black Eyed Peas' vocalist Will.i.am before punches flew. Outside court on Wednesday, Molina's lawyer, Mark Sandler, read an brief apology letter from his client: "Even though you engaged in highly offensive comments, including a homophobic slur-towards my clients, I acknowledge that these kinds of issues should not be resolved through a physical response."

In court, the Crown attorney commented that Hilton wasn't satisfied with the letter. Afterwards, Hilton's Toronto lawyer, Brian Greenspan, called the apology insincere, saying that Molina was "trying to excuse his actions," by referring to the insult.

A histrionic 12-minute video from Hilton's popular gossip blog last June recounts his side of the story: that Peas' singer Fergie approached him at a number of post-awards parties, asking that he tone down his online insults. After he demurred, Peas' singer Will.i.am began berating Hilton along the same lines, according to Hilton.

Attitudes and words grew nastier, until (as captured on video by rival gossip blog TMZ), Hilton tossed the slur at Will.i.am. In his teary rant, the blogger sports a small cut under his eye, which he alleged was from Molina approaching him and punching him repeatedly in the face.

Within minutes of the June incident, Hilton began posting on Twitter, asking his one million followers to contact police. According to Rolling Stone online, the Soho Metropolitan hotel, where both Hilton and the Black Eyed Peas' were staying, was inundated with calls from around the world by fans of the blogger worried about his condition.

By 10 a.m. the next morning, Hilton had posted his video statement. Hours later, Peas' singer Will.i.am posted his own video, denying that he was the one who became violent. "Instead of calling the police, you Twitted that I assaulted you," he said. "It sounds like somebody wants mad attention and isn't concerned about his health."

"I love that @perezhilton uses his cellphone to log on to twitter to post a tweet to ask his followers to call the police for him," posted musician John Mayer. Kirstie Alley mocked the blogger as well, while American Idol's Ryan Seacrest suggested, via Twitter, that all the parties hash it out on his radio show.

Gay rights organizations lambasted Hilton, who delights in outing closeted celebrities. GLAAD accused him of "feed(ing) a climate of hatred and intolerance," while the Matthew Shepard Foundation refused Hilton's offer to donate any proceeds from a pending $25,000 battery and emotional distress case he brought against Molina in the U.S.

Hilton posted an apology on his blog for using the term, although he pointedly said he "could care less" about GLAAD.

Via email Wednesday, Hilton said his opinions on the assault case will be revealed in a new book, Perez Hilton's True Bloggywood Stories: The Glamorous Life of Beating, Cheating and Overdosing.

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